Shanly Foundation fund £150k to help residents battle Covid-19

This initiative has been made possible using Shanly Foundation’s existing charitable funds, with the scheme’s first beneficiary being Tom Kerridge’s Meals from Marlow campaign.

The campaign is to provide over 500 free meals a day to healthcare workers, frontline community workers and vulnerable groups in Marlow and the surrounding towns during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Wycombe Hospital received some of the first donations, with 150 evening meals delivered to its doctors and nurses. The Foundation has donated £25,000 to support this fantastic initiative.

The Shanly Foundation is now calling on local charities, groups and non-for-profit organisations supporting other Covid-19 initiatives to apply.

Tamra Booth, who is a trustee at Shanly Foundation, said: “We have all been moved by the extraordinary efforts of NHS and key workers, but also the kindness of individuals across our communities, who are making a super-human contribution to help their neighbours in need.

It feels completely right to create this emergency fund, which we hope will support local charities and groups to help those most affected by the pandemic across the South East.

Meals for Marlow is an inspiring example of what can be done quickly by a team of people who want to volunteer their skills and help those in need.

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We urge all those community groups who have come together to support those most vulnerable to get in touch and apply.”

In order to be considered, charities should visit www.shanlyfoundation.com and fill out an application form.

Applications will be reviewed and successful applicants will be contacted by a Shanly Foundation representative.

The Shanly Group is a property company based in Beaconsfield, which owns Shanly Homes and Sorbon Estates, in addition to the Shanly Foundation.